With little formal training but full of ideas, he focused on the core classical composers, winning over audiences (though not every critic) worldwide.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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William Langewiesche, the ‘Steve McQueen of Journalism,’ Dies at 70
He was a master of long form narratives, often involving high-stakes topics. He reported for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and The New York Times Magazine.
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Leonard A. Lauder, Philanthropist and Cosmetics Heir, Dies at 92
He was best known for his success in business, notably the international beauty company he built with his mother, Estée Lauder. But he was also an influential art patron.
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Norma Swenson, ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ Co-Author, Dies at 93
She was a proponent of natural childbirth when she joined the group that produced the candid guide to women’s health. It became a cultural touchstone and a global best seller.
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Foday Musa Suso, 75, Dies; Ambitious Ambassador for West African Music
A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition.
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Harris Yulin, Actor Who Perpetually Played the Bad Guy, Dies at 87
As an award-winning actor and director, he appeared in scores of stage plays, movies and TV shows over six decades, most often as unsavory characters.
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Arthur Hamilton, Who Wrote the Enduring ‘Cry Me a River,’ Dies at 98
A hit for Julie London in 1955, it was later recorded by — among many others — Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand and Michael Bublé, who praised it for its “darkness.”
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Sunjay Kapur, Businessman and Ex-Husband of Bollywood Star, Dies at 53
Mr. Kapur, who died of a heart attack after playing in a polo match in England, was formerly married to the Bollywood star Karisma Kapoor.
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Wayne Lewis, Singer With the R&B Mainstay Atlantic Starr, Dies at 68
The group reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987 with the ballad “Always” and went on to leave a lasting impression on modern-day artists.
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Rigmor Newman, Behind-the-Scenes Fixture of the Jazz World, Dies at 86
She was a concert promoter, a nightclub impresario and the producer of an award-winning 1992 film about the Nicholas Brothers dance duo.
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David H. Murdock, a Fierce Rags-to-Riches Corporate Raider, Dies at 102
He was a school dropout at 14 and homeless for a spell, but as a driven investor he became a billionaire. Later came another quest: to extend life through better nutrition.
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James Lowe, Rock Outsider With the Electric Prunes, Dies at 82
His band’s output ranged from the 1966 psychedelic hit “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)” to what he called a “Catholic Mass done in rock veneer.”